WO2002103800A3 - Integration of two memory types - Google Patents

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WO2002103800A3
WO2002103800A3 PCT/US2002/014440 US0214440W WO02103800A3 WO 2002103800 A3 WO2002103800 A3 WO 2002103800A3 US 0214440 W US0214440 W US 0214440W WO 02103800 A3 WO02103800 A3 WO 02103800A3
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Robert E Jones
Bruce E White
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Priority to EP02729146A priority patent/EP1402577A2/en
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    • H01L29/66Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
    • H01L29/68Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor controllable by only the electric current supplied, or only the electric potential applied, to an electrode which does not carry the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
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Abstract

Both a non-volatile memory (NVM) and a dynamic nanocrystal memory (DNM) are integrated on a semiconductor substrate. Control gates and control dielectrics with embedded nanocrystals or discrete storage elements are formed over differing thicknesses of tunnel dielectrics to form the two memories. Source and drain regions are formed within the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the tunnel dielectrics. Various methods can be used to form a thin tunnel oxide and a thick tunnel oxide by adding minimum processing steps.
PCT/US2002/014440 2001-06-15 2002-05-07 Integration of two memory types WO2002103800A2 (en)

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AU2002259157A AU2002259157A1 (en) 2001-06-15 2002-05-07 Integration of two memory types
KR10-2003-7016432A KR20040007728A (en) 2001-06-15 2002-05-07 Integration of two memory types on the same integrated circuit
JP2003506010A JP2005520318A (en) 2001-06-15 2002-05-07 Integration of two memory types on the same integrated circuit
EP02729146A EP1402577A2 (en) 2001-06-15 2002-05-07 Integration of two memory types

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